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(43) Date of publication: 04.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/27 (21) Application number: 10812664.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.08.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/56(2006.01) A61F 2/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/046996 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/025959 (03.03.2011 Gazette 2011/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 27.08.2009 US 237518 P 21.12.2009 US 288692 P (71) Applicant: Cotera, Inc. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHENOY, Vivek Redwood City CA 94062 (US) DEEM, Mark Mountain View CA 94041 (US) GIFFORD, Hanson Woodside CA 94062 (US) (74) Representative: KIPA AB  P O Box 1065 251 10 Helsingborg 251 10 Helsingborg (SE) (56) References cited: :